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Copyright 2017 Loyola University New Orleansloyno-newsroomhttps://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe to all the latest news from Loyola University New Orleans. You can use the URL of this page to add our Newsroom feed to any feed reader, or use the buttons to the right. For assistance or more information, please e-mail the Loyola Web Team via webteam@loyno.edu.Winner of the 2017 Sundance film Festival Short Film Jury Award, ALONE is a documentary short film focused on mass incarceration and its shaping of love within the modern Black American family.
A short documentary created by a Loyola University New Orleans film professor and designed to spotlight the impacts of mass incarceration on children and families is a &ldquo;Top 10&rdquo; contender for an Oscar nomination.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that the field of 77 Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 90th Academy Awards has been narrowed to 10 films, of which five will earn final Oscar nominations on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Among them is ALONE by Garrett Bradley, who teaches digital filmmaking at Loyola University New Orleans. Considered &ldquo;one to watch,&rdquo; Bradley has since 2014 made all her films in New Orleans.
&ldquo;Our inclusion in this year&rsquo;s short list is an honor, and we hope that even at this stage, the recognition will help to highlight the millions of Americans, particularly in Louisiana, who are also serving time on the outside,&rdquo; Bradley said.
The film, ALONE, focuses on single mother Alon&eacute; Watts, whose fianc&eacute; is in jail, forcing her to decide whether to go through with their wedding. A 13-minute documentary short filmed in black and white, ALONE mines layers of mass incarceration and its shaping of love within the modern Black American family. Winner of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award, the film was released on Valentine&rsquo;s Day and can be viewed on The New York Times Op-Docs at nytimes.com/alone. More information about the film, cast and crew can be found here in an early press release.
According to a 2016 report by the National Research Council, &lsquo;the current U.S. rate of incarceration is unprecedented by both historical and comparative standards.&rsquo; In the state of Louisiana, one in 14 African-American Men are incarcerated, a reality that has radiated into the homes of families and loved ones. Bradley&rsquo;s timely film explores a female perspective on the prison system and the impact it has on relationships and families, particularly Black American families.
Garrett Bradley, 31, was born and raised in New York City. She received a MFA from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Film and a B.A. in Philosophy from Smith College.
Bradley&rsquo;s first professional work began in high school as a concert photographer during which, her work was published in Rolling Stone Magazine, VIBE, and The New Yorker.
Bradley&rsquo;s debut feature-length film, Below Dreams, premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. The film followed the lives of three people making their way back to New Orleans in search of a better life. Bradley became known for her lyrical, hybridized filmmaking style described by New York Magazine critic Bilge Ebiri as &ldquo;a slow-burn beauty...improvisatory, glancing, gorgeous and as much about the textured quality and imagery as it is about character development or class conflict.&rdquo;
The same year, Bradley&rsquo;s follow-up feature, Cover Me, was conceived for The International Arts Biennial Prospect 3 and curated by Artistic Director Franklin Sirmans. Bradley received the Artadia Prospect 3 Artist Award and went on to exhibit Cover Me at The International Film Festival Rotterdam.
A recent recipient of the 2017 Sundance/Cinereach Art of Nonfiction Fellowship, Bradley has been honored with fellowships from Art Matters, The Ford Foundation, The MacArthur Foundation and The Warhol Foundation. Bradley has received numerous prizes - most recently the 2017 Sundance Jury Prize for the short film ALONE, released in February of 2017 with The New York Times OpDocs.
Bradley&rsquo;s short films and feature-length projects have exhibited internationally at museums, festivals and platforms, including: The Getty Museum, The Hammer Museum, The Sundance Film Festival, The Tribeca Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal, The Rotterdam Film Festival, DokuFest, Norwegian Film Festival, Nantucket Film Festival, Rooftop Films, The New Orleans Film Festival, The LA Film Festival, Hot Docs, SXSW, The U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, The New York Times OpDocs, Field of Vision, the OWN Network for television series Queen Sugar (episode 212), and more.
Bradley is the co-founder of Creative Council, an artist-led after-school program aimed at developing strong college portfolios and applications for students attending public high schools in New Orleans. Creative Council is supported by The New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC).
Bradley lives and works in New Orleans, where she serves as a Visiting Professor in the College of Music and Fine Arts at Loyola University New Orleans.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/eX5uzczyBH8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/eX5uzczyBH8/4039
4039 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:18:44 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/12/6/4039Program is now recruiting graduating seniors from local liberal arts universities; priority deadline is December 22, 2017
Today, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development (CECD) at Loyola University New Orleans announced the opening of their recruitment cycle for the Loyola Certificate in Software Development and Coding. The Certificate program is an immersive, 10-week &ldquo;bootcamp&rdquo; program that bridges the &ldquo;gap to workforce&rdquo; for recently graduated liberal arts seniors from Louisiana universities, offering access to a potential career in technology.
For its initial cohort in summer 2017, the Certificate program partnered with leading tech company LookFar and seasoned education provider Tech Talent South to equip graduates and recent alumni with foundational technology skills that complement their four-year liberal arts degrees. Learning to code allows students to build, innovate, and pursue their passions across a variety of industries, and it is also a foothold to using technology to solve all kinds of problems. Moreover, the program is open to students from all Louisiana universities and helps local talent stay local after graduation, expanding the workforce for local tech companies.
&ldquo;LookFar is committed to building the breakout start-ups that will come out of New Orleans, and a big part of that is software development and the workforce development around that field,&rdquo; said Chris Reade, President and Founder of LookFar. &ldquo;We partnered with Loyola on the Certificate in Software Development and Coding because we believe that Loyola&rsquo;s program has the potential to home-grow the local talent that can give our entrepreneurial ecosystem the people it needs to scale.&rdquo;
The program also brought students into the offices of top technology companies in New Orleans, where students met the company&rsquo;s teams, toured the workplaces, heard from top executives, and had the opportunity to pose questions related to potential career paths in tech. In turn, hiring managers became more familiar with the students&rsquo; interests, skill sets, and cultural fit for their firms. Site visit companies during the Summer of 2017 included Civic Source, GE Digital, InExile Entertainment, iSeatz, LookFar, Lucid, Turbosquid, and zlien.
The program&rsquo;s instructors were real-world professionals in the field who lend a practical context for the curriculum as well as one-on-one assistance for students. Vicky Tran, a graphic design major and Certificate student this past summer, found that the in-person instruction was one of the most beneficial components of the program: &ldquo;Having an instructor makes the learning process easier than sitting and doing it on your own [through free online courses]. The difference is having that push and having someone there to give you more information than just Google.&rdquo;
&ldquo;What I wanted to learn, since I come from a business background, is to find out how businesses work, what the actual positions there are, how they organize themselves, and who their clients are,&rdquo; added Gabe Philbois, a Certificate student and former business owner in Brazil. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s one thing to like to code; it&rsquo;s another thing to want to work in coding. I wanted to see if I would fit into one of these places, and now I&rsquo;m pretty sure I will.&rdquo;
If you are currently a senior graduating in May 2018 from Loyola University, Tulane University, or another local college, then apply to the Loyola Certificate in Software Development and Coding at bit.ly/loyolacode. The priority deadline for applications is December 22, 2017, with a regular deadline of February 9, 2018 (admission is not guaranteed). The first five students to submit a deposit on the program by the priority deadline will receive a $500 early-bird discount on the full program tuition.
For more information, visit the program website at bit.ly/loyolacode or email Kate McCrery, Program Manager at the Loyola Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development at kymccrer@loyno.edu.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/7PKEaWEv8cA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/7PKEaWEv8cA/4040
4040 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:21:36 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/12/6/4040UPDATED RELEASE, WITH NEW EVENT DATE:
Let it sneaux, let it sneaux, let it sneaux! Dreaming of a white Christmas? &ldquo;Sneaux&rdquo; will fall from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, at Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave.
The Loyola community &ndash; faculty, students, staff, alumni &ndash; as well as friends and neighbors are invited to attend the annual event, which takes place on the lawn outside the Marquette Building and Horseshoe. The event is free.
This year, attendees will be able to take photographs with Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves and reindeer and snack on hot chocolate and cookies while listening to Christmas music. Free T-shirts are available for the first 500 students that arrive to the event!
Throughout the evening, the Loyno Express Train will run, taking riders around Santa&rsquo;s Workshop, allowing them to meet characters along the way. Attendees can also write their wish list to Santa. A create-your-own popcorn station will help to fuel the fun.
Attendees may make keepsake Christmas ornaments to decorate trees at home &mdash; or at a Hanukah Celebration table, decorate their own menorah. And in keeping with Jesuit values, students may also pen Christmas cards to prisoners, at a table hosted by University Ministry.
&ldquo;You do not have to dream about a white Christmas, Loyola provides just that in the heart of New Orleans!&rdquo; said JaQuille Collins, Assistant Director of Student Involvement. &ldquo;A signature event, Sneaux is an essential part of our annual Christmas celebration at Loyola.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Sneaux is a longstanding tradition that Loyola students and the New Orleans community look forward to each year. It gives everyone a chance to come together and celebrate the holidays, while making new holiday memories that they can cherish, said Megan Bourg, Director of Programming for the Student Government Association.
For the first time ever, Sneaux is sponsored this year by Iberia Bank, Coca-Cola, Deep South Investigators and Sweet Shack Snowballs.
Also new to this year&rsquo;s event is a toy drive for the Children&rsquo;s Miracle Network of Children&rsquo;s Hospital. Guests may bring toys to the event to share. Students who bring qualifying toys to the Department of Student Involvement before 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 will get a free T-shirt &hellip; without having to stand in line.
Free parking is available in Loyola&rsquo;s West Road Garage located on West Road and accessible from St. Charles Avenue.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/m5gY4-jViGU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/m5gY4-jViGU/4038
4038 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 01:51:58 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/12/5/4038Beloved community member and longtime administrative assistant wills $10 million estate to Loyola, creating endowments for new scholarships
This holiday season, Loyola University New Orleans is thrilled to announce a $10 million legacy gift that will bring new scholarships enjoyed for generations to come. The entire university community rejoices in this generous and carefully planned gift, willed to Loyola by beloved community member and longtime former staff member, Maedell Hoover Braud.
Maedell Hoover Braud passed away earlier this year. A strong believer in the value of a Jesuit education, Maedell spent years building the gift that will now establish the Murphy-Braud Scholarship Endowment Funds at Loyola. Named for her late husband&rsquo;s family, the gift will create $5 million in a new scholarship endowment for undergraduates and $5 million in a new scholarship endowment for law students. These scholarships will be awarded, based on students&rsquo; financial need and academic strength, starting in Fall 2019.
Maedell&rsquo;s $10 million gift also puts Loyola&rsquo;s Faith in the Future capital campaign at $81.1 million of its $100 million goal. Following six record-setting years, the Faith in the Future campaign is the most ambitious and successful fundraising campaign in university history.
&ldquo;Maedell Hoover Braud brought nearly a lifetime of blessings to Loyola, where our motto is &lsquo;men and women with and for others.&rsquo; Her generosity of spirit, loving nature, and commitment to service have always been evident through her work here on campus and her many good works throughout the community,&rdquo; said Loyola University New Orleans President the Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. &ldquo;With this final legacy gift to Loyola, Maedell Hoover Braud has ensured scholarships for undergraduate and law students that will be enjoyed for generations. Our entire community is grateful for her generosity and her longstanding belief in and support of Loyola.&rdquo;
Maedell was a strong presence at Loyola for almost 70 years. She spent her entire career working for Loyola, from 1948 until her retirement in 1980, as Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Arts and Sciences. In 1971, Loyola honored Maedell for her many years of dedicated service and awarded her an Honorary Master of Education in Administration. Her passion for Loyola continued into her retirement years. For many years following her retirement, Maedell attended nearly every Loyola special event. In recognition of her generous support over the years of Loyola and its giving campaigns, she was inducted into the Lifetime Giving Society of St. Ignatius. Until now, Maedell&rsquo;s most cherished gift was her donation of three rooms in Loyola&rsquo;s J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library in honor of her beloved parents.
&ldquo;Maedell was extremely dedicated to the Jesuits, especially the deans she worked for,&rdquo; recalled Loyola President Emeritus James C. Carter, S.J., Ph.D. &ldquo;She was very professional, and extremely helpful. Anytime I had a problem as an advisor, I could call her and get an answer. If I was faced with a complicated case, she had a solution. She never left you with the feeling that you were imposing on her time. She was there to help.&rdquo;
Maedell was the beloved wife of Sidney Francis Braud, who preceded her in death. Sidney was Jesuit-educated &ndash; he graduated from Jesuit High School New Orleans and received his undergraduate and law degrees at Loyola. Sidney&rsquo;s grandfather John Henry Murphy held a valuable patent on sugar cane refining machinery; Mr. Murphy owned and operated a large boiler factory on Magazine Street and served as president of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad for over 20 years. It was Sidney and Maedell&rsquo;s last wishes that the Loyola scholarships established by her will be named in memory of Sidney&rsquo;s mother, father, and grandfather. Even in this amazing gift, their thoughts were with others.
Maedell&rsquo;s philanthropy benefitted many Jesuit institutions beyond Loyola. Maedell was generous in her gifts to the Jesuit Novitiate in Grand Coteau and to the Jesuit Province.
Maedell was a lifelong resident of New Orleans and a devout parishioner of St. Pius X Catholic Church, where she was an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Guild. She enjoyed entertaining and dining at the Southern Yacht Club, and she celebrated her 85th birthday, in her inimitable style, at the club with family, friends, and a special birthday performance from the 610 Stompers. Maedell was a longtime member of the Krewe of Iris, the Lakeshore Women's Club, and the Lakeshore Garden Club. Her generous and fun-loving nature is perhaps best summed up in her familiar greeting: &ldquo;I am so glad you got to see me!&rdquo;
&ldquo;Loyola was everything to Maedell. It really was,&rdquo; said Mary Ellen Arceneaux, a close friend who worked side by side with Maedell in the dean&rsquo;s office from 1956 until Maedell&rsquo;s retirement. &ldquo;When you work that long at an institution, it&rsquo;s a relationship &hellip; She was a very smart woman and a very, very good worker &hellip; She knew all of the faculty &ndash; they were in and out all the time. She was very involved and had a very personal relationship with all of them ... She was a wonderful person.&rdquo;
Loyola University New Orleans will remember Maedell Braud with a special recognition at the university&rsquo;s annual 1912 Society Dinner, which runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel. This will be the first 1912 Society Dinner ever without Maedell. All members of the community are invited to attend and may purchase tickets here.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/hTgOWgAF3wE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/hTgOWgAF3wE/4037
4037 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:08:29 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/12/4/4037Loyola University New Orleans and the House of Blues New Orleans present the fifth installment of Uptown: Downtown, a student-run concert series at the historic French Quarter venue. The highly anticipated biannual event showcases Loyola student musicians and is open to the public.
Uptown: Downtown runs from 7:30 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at House of Blues, located at 225 Decatur St. in New Orleans French Quarter. Doors open at 7 p.m., guests must be 18 or older. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at presents.loyno.edu, through Loyola's Box Office or the House of Blues Box Office.
Musicians performing in the student showcase are all Loyola students; the majority are students in the Popular and Commercial Music program in Loyola&rsquo;s College of Music and Fine Arts, performing original and cover music in styles that range from pop to rock to hip-hop to punk to R'nB'.
&ldquo;The Pop and Commercial Music program at Loyola New Orleans brings together incredibly talented and inspiring young singers, rappers, instrumentalists, songwriters, and producers from every genre and from all over the United States -- where they get to make music in all kinds of groups and bands, under the supervision of a world-class faculty, in one of the greatest cities on earth for live music,&rdquo; said Dr. Eberhard &ldquo;Lo&rdquo; Faber, assistant professor of Music Industry Studies.
Students in Loyola's acclaimed Music Industry Studies, Jazz Studies and Music Therapy programs will also join the fun. Live Audio Production students will also show off their skills and gain valuable experience, running sound and lights under the guidance of the House of Blues Production crew, he said.
Uptown: Downtown is a student showcase from start to finish. The event is student-managed, student-marketed and student-operated, featuring over 90 student musicians in nine bands, sound and light operation by live audio production students, and promotion / ticketing managed by a student marketing team.
&ldquo;The Pop program keeps growing with another great class of amazing singers and performers from all over the country. This year we&rsquo;re excited about two amazing new ensemble instructors -- multitalented jazz pianist and singer Jenna McSwain, and NOLA vintage R'n'B sensation Mia Borders -- who are going to make this House of Blues show better than ever,&rdquo; said Faber.
Performances will cover a range of genres &#8213; hip-hop, R&amp;B, rock, pop, and funk &#8213; and include covers of familiar and well-loved songs, as well as student originals. The ensembles will be conducted by Lo Faber, Rich Collins, U-P Cooper, Mia Borders, Jenna McSwain, and Mark Carson, all active local musicians and teachers at Loyola.
The Popular and Commercial Music major, launched in August 2015, is a bachelor&rsquo;s degree program which prepares aspiring musicians, singers, performers, directors, producers, and industry executives for entrepreneurial success in the creative professions. The program places primary emphasis on musical ability and live performance, and prospective students must audition for admission, be proficient on an instrument, and participate in a student ensemble. Within two years of launch, the program is so popular, it has doubled in size and is one of the top three majors selected by first-year students.
Uptown: Downtown is open to students from other universities and the public and has quickly become a new tradition at Loyola University New Orleans.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/sLI55qPT6og" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/sLI55qPT6og/4036
4036 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:03:34 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/11/30/4036Charging human rights violations in the nation&rsquo;s most devastating water crisis, Loyola law students aim to take the U.S. government before international human rights commission
When law professor Jeanne Woods first visited Flint, Michigan a year ago, she was astounded by the conditions and problems residents were facing &ndash; and by an evident lack of help. An expert in economic, social, and cultural rights, she has long argued that these rights are not merely ideals, but fundamental human rights - and that, in Flint, these human rights are being profoundly violated.
Backed by a university and Jesuit mission that includes care for the vulnerable and oppressed, Woods, who serves as Ted and Louana Frois Distinguished Professor in International Law Studies, started the Human Rights Advocacy Project at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law four years ago. For the past year, her students have been travelling to Flint, gaining hands-on experience advocating on behalf of victims. This week, Loyola New Orleans law students have filed a first-of-its-kind petition that aims to haul the U.S. government into an international tribunal on charges of violating the right to democracy and the rights to life and health in Flint. The Commission&rsquo;s decision could set international precedent.
Loyola law students submitted a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Humans Rights (IACHR), an international human rights tribunal located in Washington, D.C., alleging multiple human rights violations by government officials in Michigan that led to the devastating Flint water crisis. The petition, which can be seen here, was filed this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.
A decision in the residents&rsquo; favor, while not binding on the United States, would establish that clean and safe water is a basic human right and could influence policymaking on issues from infrastructure to water and waste management, Woods said.
&ldquo;When I witnessed the impacts of the water crisis on the residents of Flint, Michigan, I saw an opportunity for Loyola law students to do something very concrete to help,&rdquo; Woods said. &ldquo;These students are using their knowledge, research, and skills to raise awareness of a fundamental human rights issue and an evident crisis that could happen in Anytown, U.S.A. Moreover, in filing this petition, they seek to change how we view fundamental rights within a democracy.&rdquo;
The decision to change Flint&rsquo;s water source was made by an emergency manager appointed by Governor Rick Snyder after he declared the City of Flint to be a &ldquo;local government financial emergency.&rdquo; Officials from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and two emergency managers have all been charged criminally. Most are charged with multiple felonies, some as serious as manslaughter.
After the primary source of water for Flint, Michigan was changed to the Flint River in early 2014, more than 100,000 people were exposed to high levels of lead through the contaminated water, the petition says. Lead exposure has caused extreme and debilitating health problems that have taken the lives of multiple people and have left many women infertile and children with permanent learning disabilities. The change in water sources has been linked to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires&rsquo; disease that to date has taken the lives of at least a dozen people.
The gravamen of the petition filed by Loyola University New Orleans law students alleges that Michigan&rsquo;s emergency management system deprives residents of their right to participate in government by granting unelected officials broad executive powers to overrule their elected representatives in crucial decisions. The crisis in Flint is a tragic example of how essential participation in government is to the protection of all human rights and how grievous a violation of the right to participate in government can be.
&ldquo;Three years ago, a government-ordered switch in the town of Flint&rsquo;s water supply caused more than 100,000 residents to be poisoned by lead and bacteria-contaminated water. At least one dozen people have died of Legionnaire&rsquo;s disease and at least 12,000 children will face lifelong health problems from the irreversible effects of lead poisoning,&rdquo; said third-year law student Benjamin D&rsquo;Alessio. &ldquo;The state of Michigan violated their human rights by having unelected officials make changes without their consent that would permanently impact their lives and health. Our petition is designed to ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again.&rdquo;
In the international arena, the United States government is responsible for the actions of state officials. The petition is not the first effort by Loyola law students to assist the residents of Flint. Earlier this year, Loyola law students in the Human Rights Advocacy Project initiated a campaign to urge Michigan lawmakers to revive federal legislation to expedite Flint&rsquo;s recovery in the wake of this unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
&ldquo;This work by Professor Woods and her students is yet another example of Loyola's tradition of social justice and service to others,&rdquo; said Bill Quigley, director of the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center and Law Clinic at Loyola.
Those interested in supporting or donating to organizations working with those affected by the crisis in Flint are invited to contact:
FlintH2OJustice (Facebook)
Woodside Church
www.woodsidechurch.net
1509 E Court St, Flint, MI 48503
(810) 767-4911
Salvation Army
http://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/genesee<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/uOgyrm3QWoM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/uOgyrm3QWoM/4035
4035 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:55:05 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/11/29/4035Five Loyola University New Orleans undergraduate students were selected from a national pool of more than 1,000 applicants from 386 colleges and universities across the United States to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during spring 2017-2018. The Gilman Scholarship Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, which is designed to foster mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries to promote friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations. Loyola University New Orleans students are among the four Louisiana natives and the only students from Louisiana universities to receive the honor this year.
Loyola University New Orleans who received the prestigious award include:
&bull; Dea Devlin, a New York native who received a $5,000 scholarship to study in Ecuador
&bull; Leslie Galvez, a South Carolina native who received a $3,000 scholarship to study in Ecuador
&bull; Marjunique Louis, a Louisiana native who received $3,500 to study in China
&bull; Shavon Fletcher, a Louisiana native who received $4,500 to study in Ecuador
&bull; Oanh Nguyen, a Louisiana native who received $2,500 to study in the Netherlands
The students, who are all juniors, will use the Gilman Scholarships to study abroad this spring. Nearly 30 percent of Loyola students study abroad before they graduate.
&ldquo;Academic rigor and service are two hallmarks of a Jesuit education, and Loyola University New Orleans students who have received the prestigious Gilman Scholarship will serve this spring as ambassadors of our university, as well as our nation, as they study abroad and bring back knowledge and understanding that helps to strengthen our campus community,&rdquo; said David B. Borofsky, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. &ldquo;As they travel and complete their service projects, they will also exemplify key Jesuit ideals, namely a &lsquo;commitment to service,&rsquo; a &lsquo;global and international perspective,&rsquo; and &lsquo;respect for the world around us.&rsquo;&rdquo;
Administered by the State Department&rsquo;s Institute of International Education, the Gilman Scholarship program, broadens the student population that studies and interns abroad by supporting undergraduates who may not otherwise participate due to financial constraints. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply towards their study abroad program costs, and a limited number of critical need language scholarships are given each year for a total award of $8,000. The scholarship requires that each student design an original &ldquo;follow on&rdquo; service project to help promote study abroad.
The program aims to encourage students to study and intern in a diverse array of countries and world regions. The program also encourages students to study languages, especially critical need languages, or those deemed important to national security. The Gilman Scholarship Program has been successful in supporting students who have been historically underrepresented in education abroad, including but not limited to first-generation college students, students in STEM fields, ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, students attending HBCUs or other minority-serving institutions, students attending community colleges, and students coming from U.S. states with less study abroad participation.
Award recipients are chosen by a competitive selection process that demands they write a project proposal and must use the award to defray eligible study or intern abroad costs. These costs include program tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance, international airfare, passport and visa fees.
&ldquo;The Gilman Scholarships provide opportunities to students who may not otherwise be able to study abroad and helps diversify not only the kind of students who are studying abroad, but also the locations where they study,&rdquo; said Debbie Danna, director of the Center for International Education at Loyola. &ldquo;This year, 100 percent of the Loyola University New Orleans students who applied received this important honor, which demands both academic strength and commitment to a follow-on service project either during their travel or upon their return.&rdquo;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/IWV9N8alKOA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/IWV9N8alKOA/4034
4034 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 04:25:32 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/11/27/4034Saluting the Tricentennial of New Orleans and the 75th anniversary of the New Orleans Opera, Loyola Presents for one night only &ldquo;The French Connection.&rdquo; The showcase is free and open to the public, and is slated for Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium.
This year&rsquo;s Opera Scenes will showcase 35 Loyola voice and opera students. The annual performance features a mix of opera, operetta and Broadway, and will present scenes from several operas from Evangeline to Dead Man Walking.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s always a fun challenge to put together a program for which half of the singers are sopranos &ndash; and at very different levels,&rdquo; said Carol Rausch, director of Loyola Opera Theatre. &ldquo;The goals are sometimes to play into a singer&rsquo;s known strengths, at other times to draw something out or &quot;test&quot; certain individuals. Hopefully, the concert takes the audience on a journey and serves well the performers, too.&rdquo;
The performances are grouped into three categories showcasing our vibrant French cultural heritage: 1) famous operas which held their U.S. premieres here, 2) works set in or written about Paris, and 3) music and scenes written about New Orleans.
Rausch will serve as musical director and conductor, with staging by Claire Shackleton and David Morelock.
Learn more about the School of Music here and the Vocal Department here.
Loyola Presents: Opera Scenes will take place in Nunemaker Auditorium, Third Floor, Monroe Hall, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave. This event is free and open to the public and free parking is available in the university&rsquo;s West Road garage, located off St. Charles Avenue. For more information, visit presents.loyno.edu or call the Loyola Box Office at (504) 865-2074.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/YntUj_TsjZ8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/YntUj_TsjZ8/4031
4031 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 09:16:41 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/11/15/4031Loyola University New Orleans hosts a talk by Dr. Jai Kwan Jung of Korea University
Loyola University New Orleans&rsquo; hosts a lecture Thursday centered around the stability of North Korea. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Jai Kwan Jung, a professor of political science and international relations, at Korea University. Part of the Asian Studies Guest Lecture Series at Loyola, the talk is hosted by Asian Studies Program, Department of Political Science (Research Symposium), Loyola University New Orleans' Society for Civic Engagement (LSCE), and Pi Sigma Alpha, a political science honor society at Loyola University New Orleans.
Titled &ldquo;Understanding the North Korean Regime&rsquo;s Durability,&rdquo; the lecture will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 in Monroe Hall, Room 610, at Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave. The talk is free and open to the public.
The lecture will examine the question of why there is no political contention or rebellion in North Korea, despite its dire economic conditions, sanctions and diplomatic isolation from the international community, and two times of hereditary succession since the 1990s.
&ldquo;Given today&rsquo;s political climate and the state of international relations, the durability of the North Korean regime is a key question facing all Americans, whether they are voters or policymakers,&rdquo; said Dr. Young Soo Kim, associate professor of political science. &ldquo;At Loyola University New Orleans, we teach our students to think critically and respect the world around them. By being informed about international politics and considering differing perspectives, they can better consider the world around them and make informed decisions.&rdquo;
Jai Kwan Jung, Ph.D., is a visiting scholar at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University in Washington D.C. and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. Prior to joining Korea University, he was a Korea Foundation Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
His research interests include political conflict and violence, social movements and contentious politics, and inter-Korean relations. His work has appeared in a number of academic journals such as Democratization, European Journal of Political Research, International Political Science Review, Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Mobilization, and Pacific Focus. He is now working on a book project on a comparative study of the North Korean Regime&rsquo;s durability.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/_lrpc_jnGZE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/_lrpc_jnGZE/4033
4033 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:43:55 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/11/15/4033In keeping with tradition, Loyola University New Orleans will open the Christmas season with its signature Christmas at Loyola concert, held at historic Holy Name of Jesus Church.
The opening of the Christmas season! Join Loyola University New Orleans on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 for the 25th annual Christmas at Loyola concert. An annual audience favorite, the free event will be held at 3 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church adjacent to the university&rsquo;s campus at 6367 St. Charles Ave.
The concert, which showcases a spectacular brass and choir opening, includes a performance by The Loyola Strings, the newly renamed university chamber orchestra led by internationally acclaimed virtuoso violinist and faculty member Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. The Loyola Chorale, Jazz Band One, the newly-formed Chorale SSA, Brass Ensemble, and university organist Dr. Marcus St. Julien will also perform. The joyous event will also include an audience Christmas carol singalong.
&ldquo;This is an opportunity for us to celebrate the beauty of the season, to join campus and community together in a beautiful space with gorgeous music. We look forward to it every year!&rdquo; said Dr. Meg Frazier, director of the School of Music.
Christmas at Loyola is free and open to the public, and all Loyola students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to attend this exciting annual community event. Free parking is available in Loyola&rsquo;s West Road garage, located on West Road and accessible from St. Charles Ave.
For more information, visit presents.loyno.edu contact the Loyola Box Office at (504) 865-2074.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~4/2UJZfifxaoI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loyno-newsroom/~3/2UJZfifxaoI/4028
4028 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 02:08:22 CSThttp://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2017/11/14/4028